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The Grange specifically pressured state governments to regulate

A
the railroad industry.
B
the alliance cooperatives.
C
the sharecropping system.
D
the crop-lien system.
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Which occurred after African American jazz musicians migrated north?

A
Jazz music spread throughout the US.
B
Jazz music played only in the South.
C
Jazz music lost popularity in the South.
D
Jazz music spread only in major cities.
25

In the 1920s, many rural banks failed because

A
the stock market surged.
B
consumer demand for goods decreased.
C
farmers could not repay their loans.
D
banks had speculated in stocks.
26

Which of these is the best example of contrasts in the United States during the 1920s?

A
President Harding wanted to reduce government regulation of business, but he raised taxes.
B
Many Americans were isolationists, but government policies welcomed immigrants.
C
Progressives passed Prohibition, but Americans enjoyed dancing, music, and good times.
D
Women could cut their hair and wear short skirts, but they were not allowed to vote.
27

Why did a provision of the Interstate Commerce Act require railroads to make their rates public?

A
so that railroads could operate more quickly and efficiently
B
so that railroad companies couldn’t unfairly charge different rates
C
so that railroad employees did not have to remember the rates
D
so that different railroad companies would know what to charge
28

An important environmental debate in the United States in 1900 was

A
whether to drill for oil offshore.
B
whether to ban factories in cities.
C
whether to use wilderness resources.
D
whether to use coal.
29

In 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for

A
sitting in a "whites only" movie theater.
B
appealing a court decision about segregation.
C
sitting in a "whites only" rail car.
D
attempting to vote in an election.
30

Which effect of industrialization made city centers somewhat unpleasant for residents?

A
the lack of cultural institutions
B
the lack of public transportation
C
the rise of railroads and stockyards
D
the increased number of government buildings
31

New Deal regulation of the banking industry resulted in the creation of

A
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
B
the Public Works Administration.
C
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
D
the National Recovery Administration.
32

Which of these is true of Great Britain’s participation in World War II in 1940?

A
Its Royal Air Force lost the Battle of the Atlantic.
B
Its land troops outmaneuvered Germany’s.
C
Its Royal Navy lost the Battle of the Atlantic.
D
Its Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain.
33

Which of these inventions arose from an attempt to help hearing-impaired people?

A
the telephone
B
the phonograph
C
the motion-picture machine
D
the multiplex telegraph
34

Which features do political maps show? Choose three corrrect answers.

A
settlements
B
climate
C
territories
D
mountains
E
boundaries
35

Which best states how the Open Door policy affected China and other countries doing business there?

A
The Open Door policy benefited the United States because China was grateful for US intervention.
B
The Open Door policy equally benefited China, the United States, and other foreign powers.
C
The Open Door policy increased tax collections in China because of additional trading revenues.
D
The Open Door policy stimulated trade and maintained the influence of foreign powers in China.
36

Read the quote from President Wilson’s letter to the National Child Labor Committee. “As the labor situation created by the war develops I am more interested than ever, if that were possible, in throwing all the safeguards possible around the labor of women and children.” The “labor situation” Wilson refers to most likely concerned him because:

A
women and children had to replace striking factory workers.
B
women and children had to do the jobs of male workers who became soldiers.
C
going to war meant US industry had to begin manufacturing military supplies.
D
no one was left to support families when men enlisted and went to war.
37

Companies hired Pinkertons to

A
move employees to company towns.
B
negotiate with unions in the workplace.
C
report on and bust unions.
D
force scabs to cross picket lines.
38

Under the Dawes Act, the reservation land not allotted to Indigenous people was sold

A
to specific tribes as reservation land.
B
to Indigenous people who wanted more.
C
to white settlers and railroad companies.
D
to tribal chiefs to divide on their own.
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In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act

A
was strongly opposed by nativist groups.
B
halted Chinese immigration for a period.
C
was debated in Congress but did not pass.
D
limited Chinese immigration to 5,000 people per year.
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What was Upton Sinclair’s main purpose in writing The Jungle ?

A
to prompt Congress to pass food-safety laws
B
to promote the socialist views that he adopted as an adult
C
to arouse public sympathy for slaughterhouse workers
D
to explain why journalists had an obligation to tell the truth

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